COMPARING TWO PLACES
Fessenden vs Mandan
PLACE A
Fessenden, North Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Mandan, North Dakota
Fessenden is 98% smaller than Mandan. Mandan earns more, with a median household income $5,818 higher. Mandan has grown faster since 2000 (32% vs -4%).
FESSENDENMANDANDIFFERENCE
Total population43725,061−98% vs Mandan
Population density9911,854−863
Population growth-3.5%32.0%−35.6 pts
Median age42.136.1+6.0
Male49.9%51.0%−1.1 pts
Female50.1%49.0%+1.1 pts
Foreign-born2.1%1.3%+0.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.8%83.8%+10.0 pts
Black0.0%2.2%−2.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.7%5.7%−5.0 pts
Asian1.4%0.2%+1.2 pts
Other4.2%8.2%−4.0 pts
Median household income$65,962$71,780−$5,818
Per capita income$40,672$46,905−$6,233
Poverty rate21.2%9.8%+11.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3830.485−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher20.3%30.2%−9.9 pts
Graduate degree6.1%7.0%−0.9 pts
Unemployment rate2.1%1.5%+0.6 pts
Labor force participation71.6%70.9%+0.7 pts
Median home value$70,900$259,800−$188,900
Median gross rent$547$1,083−$536
Owner-occupied77.5%69.0%+8.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate21.1%8.9%+12.1 pts
Rent-burdened households47.2%45.2%+2.0 pts
Average commute10.417.6−7.3
Worked from home6.2%10.9%−4.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured4.2%6.2%−2.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025